@DrMikeRyan 'In the last 24 hours #China has reported 1,820 laboratory-confirmed #COVID19 cases, bringing the total to 46,550"-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus
@DrMikeRyan "In addition, #China reported 13,332 clinically-confirmed #COVID19 cases in Hubei province, and crucially, we understand that most of these cases relate to a period going back to the beginning of the outbreak"-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus
@DrMikeRyan "This increase is in large part down to a change in how cases are diagnosed and reported"-@DrMikeRyan #COVID19 #coronavirus
@DrMikeRyan "In other words, in Hubei province only, a trained medical professional can now classify a suspected case of #COVID19 as a clinically-confirmed case on the basis of chest imaging, rather than a laboratory confirmation"-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus
@DrMikeRyan "In the rest of #China and the rest of the world, laboratory confirmation is still required.
WHO will continue to track both laboratory and clinically-confirmed #COVID19 cases in Hubei province"-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus
WHO will continue to track both laboratory and clinically-confirmed #COVID19 cases in Hubei province"-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus
@DrMikeRyan "We have seen a significant spike in the number of reported cases in #China, but not a significant change in the trajectory of the #COVID19 outbreak"-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus
@DrMikeRyan "Outside #China, there are 447 cases from 24 other countries, and two deaths. In addition to the death in the Philippines, there is now one more death of the world, in Japan"-@DrMikeRyan #COVID19 #coronavirus
@DrMikeRyan “In terms of the international mission, the #COVID19 advanced team and their Chinese counterparts have now finalized the scope of work and design of the mission. We expect the rest of the international team to start arriving in #China over the weekend.”-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus
